E-Commerce Metal Marketplaces

Aluminium.com
B2B Internet marketplace for everything aluminum. Revolutionizing the aluminum trading industry. Multiple buyers and sellers negotiate simultaneously, create bids and offers and complete transactions online. Over 1200 members in 94 countries.

Aceronet
Aceronet is a Spanish language steel marketplace for Latin American industry to efficiently purchase materials online. No English version pages.

Auction Sites for Metal 
Complete list of online auction sites for metals from your About.com Metals Guide.

Base Metals Exchange
Commodity management and information site offering base metals trading, news and information. You can buy or sell base metals needed for product manufacturing or trade forward deliverable transactions to hedge your base metal exposures.

Clickforsteel.com
Independent and neutral steel portal based in India providing news, information and online trading of primary and secondary steel products, raw materials and consumables. Site include auctions, reverse auctions and RFQ services.

CoreMarkets.com
Digital marketplace specializing in international ferro alloy and bulk ore trading. Dedicated exclusively to linking buyers and sellers in a neutral, non-aligned trading environment. Submit your RFQ's or Offers to Sell.

eCopper.com
The first digital marketplace to focus only on copper, copper alloy products and services. This neutral marketplace will allow copper industry buyers and sellers to meet directly through a secure system reducing overall costs. Opens August, 2000.

e-RailExchange
e-Commerce Web site for rail industry equipment & materials. Thousands of suppliers listed from around the world. The RailMart area allows buyers to post RFQ's and RFP's without commission.

e-Steel
Impressive B2B marketplace where steel industry pro's can buy & sell in real-time. Over 2000 registered companies in 80 countries, including major steel mills, service centers, fabricators, distributors & OEMs.

EMETRA
Global e-commerce marketplace that offers an efficient way of trading both physical & derivatives non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, silver, tin and zinc. Currently in development, launch expected Summer of 2000.

EurAsia-Steel.com
International steel trading site covering the main steel producing and steel consuming regions of the world. The U.K. based service will offer fast and efficient on-line trading in steel products and information about steel production and consumption.

Europe-Steel.com
News and information service for trading steel products from Russian & Eastern European mills. Use the STEELFINDER database to identify Russian producers of steel products. The e-commerce "Trading-Room" is in development.

FerrousExchange
e-Commerce solution for buying & selling iron & steel products on the Web. A strategic alliance with Gibraltar Steel that will serve the global ferrous metal industry. Launching full capabilities Summer 2000.

ForgeFinder.com
B2B e-commerce forged metals marketplace for buying & selling open die, closed die, drop forgings and seamless rolled rings. Enable buyers and sellers of forged metal products to come together in an auction environment.

ibuysteel.com
Network Steel Distribution's e-commerce site which allows global steel buyers to pool their orders together to get mill-direct pricing regardless of the amount of steel they actually use. Pour dates are the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th of each month.

iSteelAsia
Asia's premier online steel exchange, based in Hong Kong. Offers cost savings to buyers by improving the entire steel procurement process by using their one-stop steel trading service. Auction section is available to members.

Liquidation.com
Global B2B marketplace for buying and selling surplus industrial goods, business equipment and 20 other product categories. Selected by Forbes Magazine as one of the "Best of the Web" for B2B sites.

LiveSteel
Controlled secure site allowing buyers access to steel products from Nippon Steel, Macsteel Intl., Iscor Ltd. and other member suppliers. The only Web site in both English and Japanese.

ManufacturingNet
Comprehensive e-marketplace to find metal producers, service centers, distributors & fabricators. Industry news & forums are available. The Manufacturing Yellow Pages section has over 60,000 listings for products.

MaterialNet
Primarily a reverse auction service to save metal buyers and suppliers time and money. Buyers enter their RFQ's for ferrous and non-ferrous metals through MaterialNet & suppliers bid on the requirements 24 hours a day, everyday.

MetalAuctions
Online auction site for ferrous and nonferrous metal auctions only. Bidding and selling is segregated by regions; North and South America, Europe and Africa, Asia and Australia. Site is available in English, Dutch and Spanish languages.

MetalMaker
MetalMaker connects foundries, steel mills and their suppliers in a dynamic online marketplace. Buy & sell materials and services. Site offers P.O. management and order fulfillment services, industry info and reports.

MetalOrigins
Better your bottom line by streamlining transactions & expanding buying or selling opportunities. Trade ferrosilicon, ferrochrome, foundry based alloys, silicon carbide, pig iron, nickel, moly, tin, zinc and others.

MetalSelect
Australian and Asian-Pacific online marketplace and information hub for the metals industry. This neutral auctioneer allows trading in steel and stainless steel sheet, coil and plate in prime, secondary and downgrade quality.

MetalShopper
Commission free material listing site for metal sellers to promote their products to metal users directly. No charge to buyers. Sections on aluminum, brass, copper steel alloys, nickels and titanium.

MetalSite
Outstanding e-commerce site for buying & selling metals online anytime from anywhere. Offers slab and flat rolled products, hot roll, cold roll, coated and tin mill. Has a comprehensive industry resource center and news. Now available in 16 languages.

Metal Smart
e-Procurement portal for the steel and mining industries that offers value-added services including shipping, warehousing and financing. Buyers and sellers of ferro-alloys, minor metals, iron and bulk ores benefit from cost effective transactions.

MetalSpectrum
Neutral online trading site for manufacturers, distributors and buyers of metal. Partnership of Alcoa, Allegheny, Kaiser, North American Stainless, Olin Corp., Reynolds, Thyssen, Vincent Metal Goods, Commonwealth Aluminum and Outokumpu.

Metal Suppliers Online
Premier e-commerce site for buyers & sellers of metals with 31,000 registered users & 2700 suppliers. Recently chosen by Forbes Magazine as "One of the nation's 200 most promising e-commerce sites".

MetalWorld
MetalWorld is a global information trading site established to promote trade in the metals industry. This site provides free buy, sell and trade listings in its Intercontinental Metals Exchange (IME) area.

Metique Marketsite
Global e-commerce metals & mining procurement portal formed by Ispat Intl. and Commerce One. The exchange links buyers & sellers of metal services and goods such as steel, aluminum, zinc, copper.

Mining & Metals Procurement Marketplace
Neutral global procurement marketplace formed by 14 leading mining, minerals, and metals companies. Designed to benefit suppliers and buyers through standardization & streamlined transactions. Transaction side in development.

OneBuild.com
Construction materials marketplace that streamlines the procurement process. Find metal products & other materials, place & review bids and issue PO's online. Significantly reduce your lead times and costs here.

PDQuote.com
PDQuote.com is an Internet marketplace for engineered products. Product categories cover areas including castings, extrusions, fabrications, stampings, powder metal, forgings and machining. Has a confidential PrivateRFQ option.

ProcureSteel
Internet steel product portal where buyers & sellers of steel, aluminum, brass, copper can deal with each other directly. Sections include: Material needed; Steel for sale and Fabricators board.

RMT Metals, Ltd.
London based metal traders RMT, has created this live online exchange for the direct trading of tin metal ingots worldwide, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. RMT handles around 3000mt of physical tin metal and concentrate per month.

SalvageSale.com
Operated by a cargo salvage company that helps companies dispose of damaged cargo & excess inventory around the world. Has a large section on metals. Provides sellers exposure to over 10,000 buyers.

ScrapExchange
Subscription based trading site for surplus metals & other scrap products. Sellers pay a small listing fee to list all types of metal from aluminum, copper, brass, nickel, tool steel, titanium & zinc.

Scrapfinder
New online scrap and surplus metal inventory advertising system. Totally free of charge for users in during year 2000. Listings include stainless steels, exotic alloys, ferrous metals, non-ferrous alloys, primary metals and ferro-alloys.

Sorcity.com
Reverse-auction service that enables buyers to define a product, commodity or service they want, and receive bids from sellers for the best market price. Currently over 600,000 suppliers listed!

Spot Metals Online
Real-time worldwide metals trading with "For Sale" and "For Bid" sections. Over $1 Billion US worth of metal have been posted here! No service charges to bid on material, and sellers may post their inventories for free.

SteelBroker
Online steel trading made simple. Buyers can search for metal products in the large supplier listing database for free. Registration is required.

Steel Exchange Online
B2B e-commerce site specifically for the steel industry. Buying & selling members search, list, price, and purchase metals online. Rolled, galvanized, coil & sheet, plate, tubing, pipe, bars and more.

SteelExpress
Free metal search service for buyers of steel services & products. Allows direct dealing with the seller. Enter the form of steel required: plate, rounds, flats, sheet, coil, hex or other and get matching suppliers.

SteelFinders
Neutral marketplace helping small and mid-sized companies locate buyers and sellers of used or excess steel products. Choose between set price listings or various auction options. Sellers pay a small listing fee. Opening soon!

SteelRX
Neutral e-commerce marketplace serving all steel buyers & sellers globally. Features auctions, "Offers from sellers", Reverse Auctions, "RFQ's from buyers", headline news, expert analysis, statistics and discussion forums.

SteelSales.com
Sell your excess, overstocked, discontinued or hard to find steel products such as coil, grating, tube, purlins, pipe, plate, shapes, roofing and siding here. This site also allows buyers to announce "Items Wanted".

SteelScreen
Europe's Internet marketplace for metal trading by suppliers & buyers of steel & other metals. Anyone can submit offers or find buyers more effectively than traditional methods. Based in Stockholm and available in several languages.

Steel Market International
International marketplace to sell, purchase and trade steel in all quantities & qualities, with no restrictions on the products you need to buy or sell. Site is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

SteelSpider
Search engine service helping buyers find prime & secondary steel for sale in the United States and Canada. Steel suppliers advertise flat-rolled steel for sale, and buyers can post descriptions of product they need.

SteelVillage
Online navigational guide and e-Commerce platform for steel professionals throughout the world to link to suppliers, users, customers, fabricators, manufacturers, distributors, engineers and others.

The Steel Hub
UK based online steel industry marketplace that offers information, company listings, and a national purchasing & selling community for material and equipment. Membership required.

TubeNet
Connecting tube & pipe industry professionals. Users can post materials for sale & materials wanted advertisements. Find suppliers of specific types of tube & pipe with the comprehensive supplier guide. Covers the US, EU, Asia.

U.S. Bullion Exchange
Precious metals & bullion marketplace run by the Texas based company Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange. Offers live quotes and a precious metals discussion board to ask questions or exchange information.

VerticalNet
One of the biggest B2B marketplaces on the Web. Over 50 targeted e-commerce industry communities. Sections such as high tech, industrial, manufacturing, packaging, purchasing, and more.

VirtualSteel
Interactive Web community and online marketplace which brings together steel industry buyers and sellers. Subscription service with some free resources. 1500 supplier links, daily news, magazine articles & more.

WorldMetal
Subscription based global metal exchange for metal traders & mfgs. Offers metal industry news, auctions and a library of information. Site is available in English or Chinese. Some free resources.